Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.7° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
23
0.3
N
23
0.4
N
22
0.3
N
22
0.3
N
21
0.2
N
21
0.2
N
19
0.2
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
N
16
0.3
N
16
0.6
N
15
0.8
N
15
0.9
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
7
2
2
2
2
16
91
152
82
79
34
29
24
5
18
21
43
157
267
325
Wind (km/h)
45
S
50
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
15
SW
5
W
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM3.11m
3:53AM3.04m
3:58PM2.93m
4:33AM2.80m
4:36PM2.75m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.54m
9:36PM0.46m
9:53AM0.77m
10:12PM0.65m
10:28AM1.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:37
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7:39
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7:41
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6:07
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6:05
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6:01
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4
1
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Temp °C
11
13
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
2
3
5
5
4
6
10
11
8
10
11
8
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
2
2
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